Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Liberia, 2004

Liberia
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Liberia was 5.51 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 129,797 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
129,797
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
3,156,892
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-149.90.9%1,833
15-19143.413.0%23,638
20-24234.521.3%33,943
25-29229.120.8%27,872
30-34204.918.6%20,441
35-39158.814.4%13,676
40-4489.58.1%6,487
45-4930.82.8%1,817
50-541.90.2%92